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VOL. XLV. ISO. 13,822. PORTLAND, OBEGON, TUESDAY, MABCH 28, 1905. PEICE FIVE CENTS. HE MAY MEDIATE Suspected Purpose Secretary Hay. of AIDED BY HENRY' WHITE May Induce Italy to Bring Ene mies Together. OPINIONS OF THE DIPLOMATS Whenever Hay Has Been Reported ill, a Great Stroke of Diplomacy Has Always Quickly 4 Followed. WASHINGTON. March 27. (Special.) Several prominent diplomats In Washing ton bejleve that John Hay, Secretary of State, during- his trip to Italy, -will make in efifprt to see -what can be done in the way o mediation and settlement of the war in theFar Bast. The news from the Azores that Mr. Hay's health "was im proved, and that he expected to return to Washington by My 12 adds color to this theory. The diplomats attach great importance to the news that Henry White, the new United States Ambassador to Italy, was ordered, to hasten his arrival at his post. Ur. Hay and Mr. White are -warm per gonal friends, and the Secretary has great confidence in Mr. White's adroitness In diplomacy. It has been figured out In the diplomatic corps here that Italy Is practically the only country of importance in Europe that might be expected to take part in friendly mediation without being suspect ed by cither Russia or Japan of ulterior motives or hostile intent Mr. Hay has come to be regarded al most as a fetich by diplomats stationed in Washington. They recall that he fre quently has been ill. confined to his house and inaccessible to diplomats, and half a dozen times after these illnesses some thing of great Importance has happened bearing on diplomatic affairs. ?i - THROlK&f 'SOME THIRD POWER Russia Will Inquire Japan's Terms, Fearing Internal Revolution. SPECIAL CABLE. ST. PETERSBURG, March. 27. In of ficial circles there Is no attempt In un official conversations to disguise the fact that a movemont for peace is con sidered probable rather than possible. In fact, it Is taken for granted that the fundamental question has been de cided upon, although the Czar still hesitates to approach Japan. In court circles it is believed to be certain that the question will be ar ranged by having some foreign power approach Japan and secure her terms of peace, transmitting them directly to the Czar. It has been rumored for 2 hours that France has already done this, but no official will confirm the ru mors. It Is generally believed that the ac tion of the Czar has been hastened by the renewal of rioting throughout the nation. That the situation in South Russia is very grave is certain, and un less the war is soon ended the terror ists may gain the upper hand there. Then, again, rumors are being persist ently circulated that several of the oldest regiments have revolted and de fied, their officers, who have informed them that they are destined for service In Manchuria. This fact and the dis like of the reservists to rallying Jo the colors indicates that the mustering of another large array would be a well nigh lmposlble task and that by doing so the government would face an over threw. GONE TO MEET ROJESTVENSKY Togo's Fleet Starts to Crush Him Before His Squadrons Unite. SPECIAL CABLE. SAN DAKAN, North Borneo, March 26. (Delayed in transmission.) The belief is general here that a conflict Is Imminent between the Japanese fleet unaer com' snand of Admiral Togo and the Russian 6quadron commanded by Admiral Rojest vensky. This belief is based on a report that has just reached here that a squad ron of four Japanese vessels under com mand of Admiral Dawa was oft the coast 8. week ago and sailed after a delay of less than 24 hours from Labuan. The Japanese vessels that entered the Labuan harbor were tho armored cruis ers Chltose and Kasagl and the converted cruisers America Maru and Yamata Maru. They arrived in the harbor on the venlnsr of March 13- and sailed from there early on the following morning. While in the harbor no one was permit ted to board the vessels from the shore and they took aboard some supplies from a German steamer that had been in the harbor waiting for them for more than a week. The quantity of the supplies loaded was so large as to give rise to the belief that they were not all to be con eumed by the four vessels that entered the harbor. After the squadron had sailed a. coasting vessel which arrived -reported passing large fleet of warships 30 miles from La buan, and It is "believed here that these were the ships of the main Japanese fleet and that the four that entered the harbor were on a scouting expedition. It Is believed here that the Japanese realize that the Russian fleet intends to wait at its Indian Ocean rendezvous until all-of the available warships left lit Eu ropean waters can join it and that Ro jMtraoiicg Sll- ha sake fcfcsh, XorJ. Vladivostok, prepared, however, to fight any Japanese fleet that he may meet on the -way. In order to prevent this, resi dents here think that Admiral Togo con templates carrying the -war to the Rus sians and attempting to crush them be fore the-various units of Rojestvcnsky's fleet can be joined. GREAT FIRE RAGING AT HARBIN Report in Japan Tiat Russia's Re serve Supplies Are Burning. SPECIAL CABLE. LONDON, March 23. Considerable ex citement has been caused here by the publication of a Toklo dispatch from the correspondent of the London Dally Tele graph, in -which he states that -word has been received at the Japanese capital .from the front that a Chlneso report that a, fire which started in-Harbin last Wednesday is still burning and that a large section of the city and enormous quantities of stores destined for the Rus sian army have beon destroyed. The report Is not confirmed from any source and queries addressed to St. Petersburg brought the response that nothing can be learned there as to the truth or falsity of the statement. If true. It Is. likely to prove a serious matter to General Llnevitch. as the Rus sian commander's reserve supplies were all stored there and it will be a very hard task to got them replaced by the single track line of the trans-Siberian Railroad. The Russian forces at the front are none too -well supplied with food and ammunition, and another prolonged con flict with the Japanese -would undoubtedly exhaust all they have south of the Sun gari Jliver. NOW AIM AT VLADIVOSTOK Japanese Relieve Pressure From Llnievitch Only Cause New Alarm. BT. PETERSBURG, March 28. (2:30 A. ML) The impression prevalent In some military circles that Japanese, having re moved the possibility of the main army In Manchuria assuming the Initiative, will- now turn their attention to the next ob jective of the war, is strengthened by the Associated Press dispatch rom' Gunshu Pass announcing the withdrawal of the Japanese from the Immediate front of tho Russian army for a distance of 33 miles south. It Is realized, of course, that this may be merely a blind to cover flanking operations, but It is not Im probable that the Japanese, having cleared Southern Manchuria of Russian troops and eecured-a position whence ex pulsion would be a long and difficult process, may be satisfied to hold the Tie Pass line without further extension of communication. While the voice of the Emperor's ad vlsere is for peace If honorable terms are obtainable, the government, as le tho part of wisdom", 1b going forward with all pro visions for the continuance of the war. Preparations are reported to bo making for the mobilization of five corps. It had been understood that the -guards would 4ba retained at St. Petersburg, but some of the officers of this crack organization believe their services have, been requisi tioned, and aro making preparations, to that end. l" There ha beon ft recrudescence of r- oorls of a change in the head of tho War Office. It was stated last night In a. we ll- informed source that Lieu tenant-General Sakharoff will leave very shortly and be succeeded by General Ridlger, now Chief of the Chancellory of tho War Office. It is also reported that General Pollvanoff will be appointed Chief of the General Staff. Both Pollvanoff and Ridlger are of the younger school of Generals, but have high repute as theoreticians and adminis trators. General Ridlger is the author of a number of text-books .on tactics. The government is advised that Chinese bandits are appearing in great numbers along the Siberian railroad and causing interference with the train service. READY TO iSSUE JAPANESE LOAN Largest Financial Syndicate of New York Will Underwrite It. I'EW YORK, March 27. Japan's new $160,000,000 loan probably will be formally offered in this city on Wednesday. The underwriting syndlca'te, which has now been completed, will rank as the largest ever formed in connection with the flota tion of a foreign loan In the United States. There are altogether 30!) mem bers, representing prominent financial In terests of New York, Chicago and other cities. A remarkable incident waa the receipt of applications here from France. . The amount of French subscriptions to the American portion of the loan received to day could not bo definitely learned, but the bankers united In saying that they were heavy.' No subscriptions had been awaited from that quarter. Tho life In surance companies will take a fifth of the Now York portion of the Issue, or $15,000,000. ( Just how much gold will have to be exported to settle with Japan for the bondB will not be determined before April or May. The new bonds were offered for sale today on the curb markot "when issued." The asking price was 93 and SO was bid. FAVORS PERMANENT ALLIANCE Mutual Advantages to Britain and Japan, Says London Papers. LONDON. March 2S. Tho Daily Tel egraph this morning editorially returns to the subject of peace negotiations and of the common interest of Great Brl tain, Japan and the United States In the Far East. The newspaper thinks that, though such a triple alliance Is desir able the Monroe Doctrine would prevent America from allying herself, but as far as Great Britain and Japan aro con cerned there is nothing1 to prevent i permanent offensive and defenslvo alii ance. which, the Dally Telegraph con tends, might induce Japan to forego Indemnity and which, by placing at Great Britain a disposal in India the service of Japan's fine troops would for ever remove the apprehensions of Rus sian invasion of India. The Dally Telegraph furthor says that such a treaty, which would dale from the conclusion of peace, would, with the moral support of the United States behind It. be a guarantee of the prcser vatlon- of peace In the Far East, the open door in China and tho development of trade for all nations in the Orient. Russia herself, the article says, would reap advantages In her enormous em plre, .which only require exploration and development. DIES OF RUNNING UPSTAIRS General's "Haste to Give Thanks for Appointment Proves Fatal. LONDON, March 27. Tho correspon dent at St. Petersburg of the Times re ports that General Dokstouroff. who was to start tomorrow to join General Kaulbars staff la Manchuria, died yes terday as . the result of an apopletlo jTif .hi AUNT ISM 1 Frank Rogers Refuses to Solve Mystery. SHE MAY BE. IN CHICAGO Strange Woman Like Her Seen With His Family. ROGERS THINKS SHE IS DEAD Boy's Father Says He and Miss Ely Parted Company Soon After Dis appearance, and Her Mind Was Very Weak. CHICAGO, March 27. (Special.) Despite all pressure, Frank Rogers, who has Just returned to Chicago after mystriously dis appearing in company with his aunt four years ago, refuses to tell anything about the woman or what became of her. All extra forces of the newspapers and the detectives of the city and private agencies are searching the city tonight In the partial belief that she Is here. Tho boy admits he has been here for some time, living in the most disreputable parts of the city among hobos and tramps. A mysterious noto was delivered at the Rogers residence shortly after noon today by a ragged urchin, dirty and unkempt. It is supposed to be from Miss Florence Ely, the. missing aunt. The mysterious boy was received In the Rogers house and remained ten minutes. When ho came out. ho was plied with questions. "Did you come from Miss Ely?" he was asked. "Let me go or I will put a bullet through you," was his answer. "Do you know where she Is?" "1 won't say. Let mo go." The boy said he would not tell any thing for $50,000, and he did not want anything to gret into the-newspaperJabout his visit. His appearancoj his face" feeing of swarthy type," ofcn seen in xhe Italian district, has given rise to tho gurmlsu that Miss Ely. If In tho city, may be in that quarter. Miss Ely With the Family. Charles Payne, driver of the carriage that conveyed the Rogers family from Evanston to the family home on Washington boulovard, tells a sensational story that Indicates Miss Ely was in the carriage with tho family. "The carriage was ordered to be at F. Ovcrbaugh's at S:30 o'clock. I was there on time and a thin, emaciated woman Tan out of tho Overbaugh house and jumped into the carriage. She or dered me to drive around in the alley back of the Rogers house. From all the pictures I have seen of Miss Eiy, I should almost bo willing to swear It was she came out of the Ovorbaugh house. "Well, she told me to go around in the alley and back of the Rogers house. Frank, his father and mother came out and jumped in. Then tho thin, emaciated wo man told me to drlvb fast down the street to get away from the newspaper men." Believed to- Be Dead. It was learned today that Miss Ely, at the time of her disappearance, was suffering from a disease which her brother. Dr. Charles F. Ely. declared would cause her death possibly within a year, but certainly in two years. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers believe Miss Ely Is now dead. Sho was far from being In robust or even good health at the time of her disappearance. She was suffering from an Illness which had then been of some duration and which, it Is said, affected her mind in some measure. In spite of the denials of- the family, It Is believed that the whereabouts of 'Miss Ely Is known to some people. It was reported today that the Chicago police knew that Miss Ely was la Chi cago, but this Is denied. Miss Ely is a graduate of Vassar and received considerable sums of money from some mysterious refatlve In the East. BOY'S FATHER TELLS STORY Says Frank Parted Company With Aunt Soon After Disappearance. CHICAGO, March 27. The first appar-.l cntly adequate explanation of the mys terious disappearance of the boy, Frank Ely Rogers, and his aunt. Miss Florence Ely, four years ago. at Evanston, was made tonight to a representative of the Associated Press by James C. Rogers, father of the boy. Though simple and straightforward, the truth of the mystery, according to Mr. Rogers. Is stranger than the mSny fanciful stories that have been written about the case. Mr. Rogers tc-! night said: "At the time of the disappearance my son Frank, like many boys of his age; was fired with a desire to run away from home and see llfo for himself. His aunt, a sufferer from melancholia, was about to be placed In a sanitarium, a proceeding to which she strongly objected. As a re sult of these circumstances, the two left home together and went to Buffalo. There they separated. Miss Ely entering a large store, apparently to do some shopping, and leaving Frank outside. Sho had pre viously given him a small sum of -money. From that time until now Frank has not seen Miss Ely and neither does he know her whereabouts. Frank, 'following out his ideas of seeing the country, made a diving as best he could and has finally !Jjwtol $ut tftfg irony- ylUwJ. This Is tho explanation of the mystery, as learned by me ?rom ay son, and Is apparently the whole truth." COUNCIL CALLS HIS BLUFF. Asks Mayor Johnson to Prove Brib ery Charge or Apologize. CLEVELAND, O.. March 27. The City Council tonight adopted a resolution call ing upon Mayor Johnson to take his re cent charges of bribery to the Probate Court or the grand Jury and prove them, or, in the event of his not being able to do so, make an apology to the members of the body whom he had accused. The Mayor said he would think the matter over. McMaster Must Clear His Record. WASHINGTON, March 27. By direc tion of tho President. Dr. Frederick McMaster. newly appointed but still to be commissioned American Consul at Zanzibar, has been Informed that the Department of State cannot enter into the merits of his divorce case and that he must produce evidence to show that he Is legally divorced from the woman who claims that he has failed to sup port her, and that he has lived up to the terms of tho decree, before his commission shall be Issued to him. Brunau Varllla at the White House. WASHINGTON, March 27. Mr. Bru nau Varllla, the negotiator of tho Hay Brunau Varllla treaty and Panama's first Minister to the United States, who Is In this country on a visit, cilled at the White House today to pay his re spects to the President. He stayed only a few minutes. He expects to be In Washington several days. .He comes to this country to volunteer any in formation at his command respecting the physical features of the Isthmian Canal project. Morton Is Hurrying Home. WASHINGTON, March 27. Tho Dol phin, with Secrtary Morton and party aboard, left Guantanamo yesterday for Havana, In order to hasten his return to this city. Secretary Morton will dis embark from the Dolphin at Fernan dlna, Fla., and make the trip to this city by ralL He Is expected to arrive hero next Saturday and will accom pany the President upon his trip to the South and West. f No Racetrack Betting In Tennessee. NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 27. Gov ernor Frailer today signed tho anti-race track betting bill, prohibiting betting on race tracks in the state. The law becomes effective next December. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Rain: southerly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 52 de?.; minimum. 40. Precipitation, 0.02 inch. The War in the Far E&at. Secretary Hay may have gone to Italy tx start mediation. Fac l fj&paaes fleet sails from. Borneo to meet . Bojestvensky. Paso l. vBuilaa belleva Japaneso Trill toon' attack. . Vladivostok. Ps -U. Great flrn rages at H&rl'u. lestroylng Hus fS'rt suynlits. Pairs i Tertian. . Renewed disturbances la Russia cause great alarm. Page S. New quarrel among English unionists on fiscal Question. Page 3. Kaiser welcomed to Lisbon by King and people. Paso 4. Pope Plus denounces attacks on church and prays for peace. Pago 4. Castro threatened with revolution and for eign war. Page 4 National. Secretary Tart completes first step towards representative government la Philippines. , Page 4. ' Roosevelt and Diaz may meet on the boun dary. Page I. ' American warship will carry home Mexican Ambassador's body. Page 4. Truth about effect of free trade with Philip pines. Page 3. Domestic. Mystery surrounds fate of Miss Florence Ely. Page 1. Mission board denies asking for Rockefeller's money. Page 4. Plans complete for St, Paul Railroad, exten sion to Pacific Coast. Page 1. Mrs. Chadwlck sentenced to ten years; she appeals. Page 3. Gessler Rousseau convicted of attempted dynamiting. Page 5. Politics. Great municipal ownership campaign In Chicago. Page 1. Pacific Coast. Fortune has been waiting at San Francisco for years for Frank I. Doe. Page 6. Oregon Supreme Court denies rehearing to OugUelmo, the Italian murderer. Page 6. Seattle Is overburdened by double telephone system and may buy one to kill the other. Page C SporU. Lucas may not organize a baseball team In Spokane, says Superior Court. Page 7. Multnomah Club will hafe charge of all professional and amateur sports during the. Fair. Page i. Clackamas authorities say Burns-Barry fight will not take place in that county: sports declare that It wllL Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Two days record of crime and accident. Page 9. Evangelists continue to arouse the Chris tlans of Portland to renewed effort. Page 10. School Board objects to calls on children for work not connected with the schools, rage 14. Special Panama Commissioner Bristow Is -coming to Portland. Page 10. Woodlawn fights the gravelplt nuisance. Page 10. Howard Gould, popular actor, has breast bone removed by surgical operation. Page 11. - Longshoremen and sailors patch up a truce so far as court proceedings are concerned. Page II. H. S. Rowe, Willis Fisher and W. B. Glafke announce their candidacy for Republican nomination as Mayor. Page 11. Woodmen of World initiate 1000 candidates. Page 16. Special examination of black sand for plat inum and otner metals will be conducted at the Fair. Page 14. Those who violate the street and sidewalk ordinances have to pay the penalty. Page 14. 0 Ten dollars fine for keeping saloon open after .hours. Page 14. Civic Improvement Board keeps up the earn palgn for a clean city. Page 9. Alblna ferryboat Jo, 2 may be rejected by County Commissioners. Page 10. Pittsburg embezzler and forger, conscience- smitten, surrenders to police. Page 9. Three Republican organizations, all profess ing enmity to the machine, are striving for mastery of the local Republican field. Page 10. Commercial aad Maria. New York slock market - opens strong, but drops before close. Page 15, Reports of wind In Kansas upheld Chicago wheat market, rage id. Oregon onions selling In San Francisco, Page 13. General belief that, crty? o schooner Klose J &k- m. h ONE GREAT HE Chjcago Fights on Pub lic Ownership.' IMMEDIATE OR NOT Only Question on Which Great Parties Disagree. WOULD SERVICE BE BETTER? Harlan Is for Tentative Action, Dunne for Immediate. Owner- ship--People Dread More Misgovernment. CHICAGO. March 27. "Municipal owner ship" Is the slogan of both. Democratic and Republican parties in the present campaign in Chicago, yet the candidates are so far apart as to the application of municipal ownership and tho time in which it shall become effective that the Issue, aa viewed from opposing sides, affords plenty of fighting ground. Up to a -week ago all the big guns of both parties were leveled upon tho traction issue. Then Mayor Harrison calmly leaped Into the arena and threw tho trac tion Issue Into the state courts. This totally unexpected action deprived1 both sides of their chief target. Tons of lit erature -was made useless and campaign orators who had been schooled all "Winter on the traction fight fouqd themselves without a topic From the traction point of view, the action of Mayor Harrison and the Coun dl was most beneficent. It removed from the battlefield the Chicago City Railway and gave it at least license to live and operate for lour or five years. Until this action was taken It was out In the open. unarmed -with a franchise, license or other means of defense, with, both the contending forces decidedly hostile to It. 'Where the Candidates Differ. "While both candidates for Mayor. John M. Harlan, Republican, and Edward F. Donne, Democrat, stand for municipal 4wn-sIUn, they do not ntand on the same platform by several points. Judge Dunne Is an advocate of immediate municipal ownership. He is pledged In convention and by his speeches to proceed against the traction companies "immediately" he becomes Mayor. This course, if followed, -would mean, much litigation. Immediate- municipal ownership in Chicago is funda mentally and physically impossible. Judge Dunne separates ownership from opera tion. It Is presumed that he favors tak ing posession of the traction plants and forcing the companies to operate them de cently and with some regard to the needs of the public. Mr. Harlan, who, it may be of in terest to know, Is a son of- the Supreme Court Justice, also favors municipal ownership, but wants to be sure the people want it. He prefers to let that important point be settled by referen dum. He desires to consult, interview, suggest and, if necessary, conciliate. Judge Dunne wants to fight. Until Mayor Harrison snatched away the Chicago City Railway bone of conten tlon the chief campaign, issue, by the way Harlan stood for what was known as the "tentative ordinance. This provided for ultimate municipal ownership. It had not yet been adopted by the Council, but had been put in shape to pass and was to be submit ,ted to the voters. If a majority voted for It, the Mayor and Council would proceed along that line. Suddenly, so suddenly In fact that he took away the breath of hl3 own followers and knocked tho props from under the op position, Harlan rejected the tentative ordinance. He calmly said he would not stand for it, but would frame and put through a much, better one when he became Mayor. "Within two days the entire matter was thrown into the state courts, thus removing, for the time being-, this main issue from the campaign. Experience Makes People Shudder. While there is a constant cry for municipal ownership, it is not from all the people of Chicago, by many thou sands. Taxpayers who have experiences with municipal ownership of the water works tremble when they think of mu nlcipal .ownership of the traction lines. The wretched police protection, the de caying streets, bridges falling down or closed for year after year; entire streets deserted and turned over to' weeds be cause the city will not care for them; public buildings dropping- to pieces and all other evidences of destruction and decay following municipal ownership do not tend to make friends for the proposition among people -who give any thought to the matter. Chicago, with all tho Great Lakes from which to draw her supply off water, presents the in congruous spectacle of a city frequent ly short of water and even the limited supply ao tainted with sewage that it 'must be boiled to be safe. Districts of tho city in which, the light is furnished by tho city are frequently in darkness. It is a scandalous fact that any'under taking by the city costs' twice as much and takes at least twice the time that it would, if given over to private en terprises. In tho end it Is about one half as well done. For Instance a break In the water pipes (under control of the clty will require three or four days to repair. In the same block, perhaps within an hour. Supposing these breaks both occur in front of the same resi dence there are such instances the householder will bo assessed perhaps 515 by the city for repairing the water pipe, while the gas main ' will be re paired at. the expense of the private company. These examples cause people who pay taxes to dread municipal ownership. They fear that the traction lines would be come a vast political machine. In Chi cago they undoubtedly would. Employes would be required to show loyalty to the party in power only. As far as the public Is concerned. It might whistle or walk. It is felt that with the city In control of the street railway systems. the present service, which Is certainly bad enough, would become infinitely worse. As municipal affairs are now conducted in this city there Is no doubt the service would become as bad as pos sible. The car service would soon be on a par with the defective water supply, the decaying streets, the rotten bridges and the Inadequate light service. Would Be Without Redress. There Is still another point to be con sidered. "With the police force and the street railways both controlled by the city, there would bo absolutely no re dress for the citizen. At present, with the police- hostile to tho traction com panies, there is some hope of forcing de cent service. "With both working toi gether, the public would simply have to take what it could get and say nothing about it. Until there is a totally differ ent municipal standard In Chicago, mu nicipal ownership of any more of the utilities Is something very much to be feared. As matters now stand, there is no hope of the city's giving anything like as adequate service in anything as may be obtained from private enterprise; and the public would pay much moro for Inferior service. Judge Dunne's Frenzied Finance In his speeches JudgcDunne has prom ised his hearers "two rides for a nickel." If he Is sincere in this, It means bank ruptcy for the city when It takes hold of tho tractions. The present market value of the car lines Is 5100,000,000. Pre suming that the ' condemnation proceed ings would place the same value upon them, and that the city would expend an additional mfiOO.000 in rehabilitating the properties (Judge Dunne'3 figures), the city's debt for tho car lines would be $150,- 000,000. At 5 per cent, also Judge Dunne's estimate the city will have to pay 57,500, 000 a year Interest, or 520,543 a day. Ac cording to the best figures, the dally total of the lines- the city proposes to take over Is S25.000 fares., On this basl3 2 cents would have to be taken from each fare to meet the Interest charges. If Judge Dunne really means to glvo two rides for a nickel, it does not require any strenuous mathematical calculations to see where the city would wind up, If proper allowance were made for a sink ing fund that would absorb 2 cents from very nickel taken in. It tho issue is to be met seriously and squarely there is not the slightest hope of reducing fares Furthennore, tha people do not want reduced fares. That experiment was re cently tried in Cleveland, and tho people would not have it. The. cars set aside for reduced fares were hardly patronized, while those collecting a nickel were crowded. This plea of reduced fares ap peals only to that portion of Chicago's population that shouts much, rides little or not at all and gathers Its inspiration from frothy headlines printed In red Ink in the afternoon papers. There Is no de .mand for cheaper transportation, but there is an Insistent demand for cleaner and beter transportation. HTW Y0EK HA2T TENDER GUARD Former Beef Trust Employe Gives Grand Jury Much Light. CHICAGO, March 27. J. E. Shields, of New York City, formerly an employe of Armour & Co., today occupied most of the time of tho Federal grand jury that Is Investigating the workings of the so called t Beef Trust. Great developments are anticipated as a result of the testi mony that Shields la expected to give. It transpired tonight that much of tho testimony previously taken by tho grand Jury serves as schooling in regard to the livestock and meat business in general. Beginnlngtomorrow.lt Is rumored through the close veil of secrecy, facts which will prove of value In reaching a conclusion will be given to tho grand Jury. Mr. Shields has been guarded closely by Secret Service officers since hl3 arrival fom New York. Tonight he Is closely watched over at a hotel. It is said that Shields today underwent a severe cross examination by District Attorney C. B. Morrison, who has charge of the Investi gation. WAR ON INSURANCE TRUST. Arkansas Begins Suit Under New Anti-Trust Law. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. March 27. Attor neyGeneral L. Rogers today instituted the first suits under the new anti-trust law of Arkansas. The defendants are the German Alliance Insurance Company and the Hartford Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., which aro alleged to have transacted business in this state since tho new law became effective last Fdlday and to have violated the anti compact clause of the act. The complaint concludes with p. request for Judgment fn the sum of 53000 against each company, and that tho defendants right to do busi ness in Arkansas be declared forfeited. The Attorney-General announces that separate and other similar suits will be instituted for each day the companies transact business In this state. JOIN HANDS ACROSS THE UNE Porposed Meeting of President Roose velt and Diaz on Rio Grande. LAREDO, Tex., March 27. Efforts are being made by citizens of Laredo to bring about a meeting between President Roosevelt and President. Diaz when the former comes to the South west early in April. In the event of a meeting being ar ranged, the two Presidents will grasp hands bn the Internationale boundary over the Rio Grande River, each on his respective side of the boundary line. Work Reumed at Batoum. ST. PETERSBURG. March 27. Since the proclamation of a state of slego work: has been resumed at Batoum. and ships (K ftffiiR loading at the quays. SOON WILL BU1L St Paul's Surveys to Coast Completed. G08TT0 BE $100,000,000 Lower Grade Through Moun tains Than Rivals, f DECISION IN TWO MONTHS Extension of 1500 Miles III Ba Made From Evarts, South Da kota, and Touch All Im portant Cities. NEW YORK, March. 27. (Special.) Di rectors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad plan extending the com pany's lines to the Pacific Coast. Final decision on this important enterprise will be reached within two months. This is a prospect that has been agitat ing "Wall street for some time, but there have always been denials from the direc tors of any such possibility. Conditions that have developed recently, however, have changed the complexion of things, and it Is now understood that a consider able number of the St. Paul directory are in favor of an aggressive step to secure some of the rich traffic that Is constantly developing In the Northwest and In the Pacific Coast States. The construction "work of an extension such as Is proposed would Involve the building of 1500 miles of track. Surveys and estimates have been made and on them Is based the construction (figure, of 540,000 per mile. This includes equipment and terminals. The sum of this expendi ture would be 560,000,000, but It was said today by one in a position to speak au thoritatively that probably 5100,000,000 would be spent before the extension was perfected. The work would probably be gin at Evarts, in Western South Dakota. Gong west, all of the principal tonnage developing centers would e touched and some new territory would be opened up. Tho St. Paul engineers have found a route through the mountains of consid erably lower gradft average than that.t the Great Northern or Northern.- Pacific. The "Western terminus would- be at Seattle. The question of whether the construc tion would be financed with bonds or stock has not been decided. It Is certain that the 525,000,000 1 unissued stock in the Treasury will not' be used, but will be employed In time to reimburse the com pany for improvements, already amount ing to 516,000,000. PALMED 0EF FAKE ANTIQTJITrES Professor H I Iprecht Forced to Resign for Fooling Archaeologists PHILADELPHIA, March 27. -Professor Herman V. Hilprecht,.head of the archaeological department and museum of the University of Pennsylvania, and a world-famous archaeologist, who has been accused of deception, has resigned his chair of Assyrlology. Professor Hllprecht is charged by Rev. Dr.. John Peters, of New York, with, having pur chased from dealers clay tablets, which Professor Hilprecht represented as having been, found by himself in rulna of the so-called "Temple Library'- In the burled city of Nippur. Professor Hllprecht has published illustrations 'and descriptions of these tablets. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. The board of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania today held a secret meet ing to discuss the charges preferred by Rev. Dr. John Peters, of New York, against Professor Herman V. Hll precht, of the archaalogical department of the university. Provost Harrison said that, when the investigation is completed, the result will be made public. "When Dr. Peters several months ago in a public statement called attention to alleged gross inaccuracies in Dr. Hllprecht'a book on his "Nippur" dis coveries, Dr. Hllprecht asked for an investigation. Several members of the board of trustees resigned in conse quence of the charges. It la expected that the investigation will be com pleted within a week. TORNADO WIPES OUT TOWN Two Killed and Several Injured In Remote Place in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, MInrf., March 27. A re port reached this city tonight that the little town of Loulsburg In the ex treme western portion of the state; had been practically wiped out by a tor nado and that seven persons had been seriously injured. It was also stated that from two to seven were killed, but up to a late hour It has been impossi ble, owing to lack of telegraph facilt tles, to verify the latter statement. Loulsburg Is a town of about 100 in habitants in Las Qui Parle County and has neither telephone nor telegraph connection with the outside world. Re ports from nearby towns, however, state that three store buildings were" entirely demolished and that every res idence In the town was more or less damaged. North Atlantic Fleet in Florida. PENSAOLA, Fla.,, March 27. Th combined North Atlantic fleet, under command of Rear-Admiral Barker, enr tered port this afternoon, coming from Guantanamo for the annual maneuver and target-practice. The Alabama, and Illinois began firing almost immediate ly, while the remainder of the shlpi entered port and came to aacho-v '-